New Way to Diagnose Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

A recent study found a new way to diagnose post traumatic stress disorder, or P-T-S-D.
That's according to a group of Minnesota researchers.

For the first time, the disorder could be objectively spotted by magnetic brain imaging machines.

The M-E-G machine, as it's called, measures how information is processed, and can catch brain activity that C-T scans or M-R-I's may miss.

The vice president of clinical and supportive services at the Veterans Outreach Center, Doctor Bozena Robertson has worked with P-T-S-D sufferers for 25 years.

She says this possible breakthrough this is good news.
Dr. Robertson says right now, cases of P-T-S-D are self-reported.

Robertson says having a medical diagnosis gives people a certain security when it comes to having "hard copy" evidence.

The imaging scan could provide proof of the complex disorder, potentially impacting insurance coverage, and keeping an eye on treatment success.

Robertson says she's interested in seeing how this new technique will work, and show if improvements are being made.

Researchers say findings are 90-percent accurate.

source: publicbroadcasting